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Wd my book world edition white after building a pc with win 10, ive not had my wd my book world edition used for a good while, decided to plug it in and install the drivers etc. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd cd with the drivers and the detection tool doesnt see it either. I filled it up and now want to delete the data and start over. So what you are saying is that i can format this drive to ntfs if i wish or to some format that linux recognises.
Reformatting 3tb wd my book for mac to windows wd community. Wd my book essential not being recognized in windows 10. My book essential user manual about your wd drive 1 about your wd drive welcome to your my book essential external hard drive, an elegant, highcapacity storage solution for all the chapters of your di gital life. I wont use world book white edition ii anymore, its about 9 years old and i just had to recover world book blue ring raid1, 10 years old where the controller failed capacitor burned on print many thanks for any help. Your results will vary based on the file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors.
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